Peninsula District rewind: Heritage backup QB Darius Price lights up the field

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Darius Price, Heritage QB. Injuries sidelined Hurricanes starting quarterback Jeremiah Boyd, which thrust Price into the lead role.

The sophomore did more than fill in. He threw four touchdown passes, including the game-winner with 46.3 seconds remaining, to push Heritage (6-1, 5-1 Peninsula District) to a 35-28 victory against Gloucester (4-3, 3-3). He finished the game with 281 passing yards.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: I’jaughn Gaskins, Hampton DB. Gaskins recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for the Crabbers’ second touchdown in the first quarter en route to a 44-0 victory against Phoebus (6-1, 5-1).

Gaskins’ heads-up play continued after the blocked punt. He also recorded a sack for minus-13 yards and returned an interception 32 yards; each play led to a touchdown for Hampton (6-1, 6-1).

MOST IMPRESSIVE ALL-AROUND PERFORMANCE: One player was conspicuously absent from all three of the above categories: Hampton senior Dazz Newsome. This week, he has a category all his own.

Newsome finished with four of the Crabbers’ six touchdowns Saturday, including a 100-yard interception return, a 74-yard catch, a 65-yard punt return and a 1-yard run, spanning all three phases of the game.

With his third four-touchdown performance of the season, he came out on top in our weekly Twitter poll for best individual performance with 73 percent of the vote. Price came in second with 16 percent, and Jackson came in third with 11 percent.

MOST IMPRESSIVE WIN: For not only handing Phoebus its first loss of the season but doing so in a blowout shutout, Hampton took first place in our weekly Twitter poll for top win of the week with 76 percent of the vote.

Woodside came in second for its win against Denbigh (16 percent), and Heritage came in third for its win against Gloucester (8 percent).

ON TAP: Phoebus will look to re-establish its dominance while Woodside will be looking to continue its roll when the two teams meet at 7 p.m. Friday at Todd Stadium. Then at 2 p.m. Saturday at Todd Stadium, Gloucester and Warwick will battle for playoff position in Group 5A.